Cottonwood Texas Map

About Cottonwood, Texas

Cottonwood is a locality in Callahan County, Texas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 49.1 people per km². Cottonwood is located at 32.4514°N, 96.4015°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cottonwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77872, 77808, 76691.

Cottonwood occupies a quiet stretch of the Texas landscape where the earth yields to the steady, unpretentious flow of Cottonwood Creek. It lies 35.1 miles east-southeast of Abilene, TX (from Abilene, TX: bearing 118°T), and is situated 18.2 miles southwest of Cisco. The terrain here is defined by wide, sun-bleached horizons and a sky that seems to press down with a heavy, honest clarity, far removed from the humid air of the distant coast. To the east, the land holds a stillness that suggests the deep, slow pulse of the inland prairie, while the horizon remains flat and unburdened, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of the Edwards Plateau rising in the distant west. A mile away, the Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir holds the runoff of the seasons, its surface mirroring the shifting greys and indigos of a restless, cloud-swept atmosphere.

Cottonwood emerged from the necessity of the soil, finding its rhythm in the cyclical labor of agriculture and the endurance of those who first broke this stubborn, sun-baked ground. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the land, reflecting a heritage of ranching and field work that values the weight of a calloused hand over the frantic pace of the urban sprawl. While the years have moved forward, the local character retains a deliberate, spare quality, much like the weathered fence lines that divide the pastures. Travelers seeking a respite from the modern velocity might find a different kind of quiet at Bell Park, a place that preserves the native grasses and silence of a region that has long preferred to keep its own counsel.

About This Cottonwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cottonwood, Texas. Coordinates: 32.451381, -96.401538. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cottonwood includes the ZIP code (77872, 77808, 76691), telephone area code (325, 214, 469), county seat of Callahan County (Baird), and school district assignment (Scurry-Rosser Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.